The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Thursday, August 31, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Amid the United States’ protracted involvement in Vietnam, its military confronted racial justice demands more directly than perhaps any other institu...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 24, 2023
6:00pm
Online
Drawing from her book Ordinary Equality: The Fearless Women and Queer People Who Shaped the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendme...
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Iran once served U.S. interests in the Middle East. Now, it’s seen as one of the largest state sponsors of terrorism in opposition to U.S. objectives...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
In a discussion of the newly released Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law, co-authored...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
In the latest installment of the Library’s Turning Points series in partnership with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 2, 2023
2:00pm
Online
Tapping new resources and research tools, local historian Michael Sweeney has produced the first new historical assessment in 20 year...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 22, 2023
6:00pm
Online
Not far from 18th and Vine streets, some of the most notable chapters in Kansas City’s Black history sprang from a single city block on Montgall Avenu...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 8, 2023
6:00pm
Online
Valerie Lemmie, director of exploratory research for the Kettering Foundation in Dayton, Ohio, discusses today’s national and local t...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Military historian and Civil War authority Angela M. Riotto looks back on the pivotal Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863 – finally ac...
Signature Event
Monday, May 22, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Andrew McCarthy may be best known for his membership in Hollywood’s Brat Pack and roles in classic films including St. Elmo's Fir...